Almond Flour Cookies....Two Ways!

Sometimes finding a basic cookie that fits into specific diets can be difficult or at least challenging. Too much flour (dry...cough), too many ingredients (a pain in the patooty), too much sweetener (the after taste can be unpalatable) and so on. So today I have two cookies, one basic and one with more ingredients. Both easy, soft and so yummy. I have a hard time keeping my hands off them. The whole family will enjoy these little gems. 

Almond Flour Butter Cookies
1 cup (112g) almond flour
1/4 cup Lakanto Golden sweetener 
15 drops Now Foods Better Stevia liquid in french vanilla 
1/4 cup butter melted (I use salted)
1 egg beaten
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp of salt
1/2 cup coconut flakes (optional)

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Mix butter & sweetener to creamy. Beat in egg & French Vanilla Stevia.
Mix dry ingredients together. Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Using a small cookie scoop, place cookie dough balls close together. These do not spread. I get 18 cookies from this batter normally.
Bake @350° F for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Cool completely. 

Almond Walnut Protein Cookies
2 cup (112g) almond flour
1/2 cup Lakanto Golden sweetener 
30 drops Now Foods Better original stevia liquid
1/2 cup butter melted (I use salted)
2 T coconut oil
2 egg beaten
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp of salt
3/4 cup coconut flakes
1 scoop Isopure whey protein powder
4 T collagen powder (I use Anthony's Collagen Peptides)
38 Walnut halves (or any prefered nuts)

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. 
Mix butter, oil & sweetener to creamy. Beat in eggs, vanilla & Stevia.
In separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
Using a small cookie scoop, place balls of dough on sheets. Press a walnut half into the top of each cookie. 
Bake @ 325° F for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Makes 38 cookies.